MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS News) – Motorists traveling near South Church Street and Middle Tennessee Boulevard over the weekend on Sunday afternoon and into the evening hours may have noticed a Murfreesboro Police patrol car blocking traffic near the busy railroad crossing. According to Murfreesboro Public Safety Information Director Larry Flowers, the closure was tied to a CSX railroad crossing malfunction.
The issue temporarily prevented drivers on Middle Tennessee Boulevard from crossing through the S. Church intersection and then over the tracks on the section of roadway between South Church Street and Southeast Broad Street, forcing vehicles to detour around one of the city’s more heavily traveled routes. Flowers stated, “MPD officers assisted with directing traffic until CSX workers arrived to repair.”
This was not the first time in recent weeks that Murfreesboro Police officers have assisted with traffic control at the same crossing. In June, officers blocked traffic during a planned CSX railroad repair closure on June 17 and 18. During that closure, Middle Tennessee Boulevard was shut down to through traffic for approximately 24 hours while CSX crews completed work at the crossing near Church Street…